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At some point in your life, you were taught that being slightly annoying is an unforgivable sin. Maybe it was by your parents or a teacher or a friend or a bully or an older sibling. But someone taught you that being slightly annoying is a crime punishable by death.

You must unlearn this.

You must accept that all people will be annoying at some point or another in their lives, maybe all of their lives, and that this is okay. It is okay for strangers on the bus, it is okay for children in the grocery store, it is okay for people on social media, and it is okay for you.

If you ever want to truly love your fellow humans, if you ever want to truly love yourself, you must have forgiveness for being annoying.

This is so important. Being annoying (or the fear of it) is something I still struggle with. I still think that I am unlovable if I am being even the slightest bit annoying and that I have to make up for it. It sucks.

Humans are adorable.

Supporting evidence:

1. Humans say ‘ow’, even if they haven’t actually been hurt. It’s just a thing they say when they think they might have been hurt, but aren’t sure yet.

2. Humans collect shiny things and decorate their bodies and nests with them. The shinier the better, although each individual has a unique taste for style and colouring

3. Humans are not an aquatic or even amphibious species, but they flock to bodies of water simply to play in it. They can’t even hold their breath all that long; they just love to splash!

4. When night falls and the sky goes dark, humans become drowsy and begin to cocoon themselves in soft, fluffy bedding.

5. Some humans spend time in each other’s nests! Just for fun! It’s not their nest; they’re just visiting each other.

6. Some humans use pigments and dyes to make their bodies flashy and colourful! They even attach shiny dangly bits to their cartalidgous membranes!

7. Humans are very clever, and sometimes adopt creatures from other species into their family units. They don’t seem to notice the obvious differences, and often raise them alongside their own young!

8. If a human sees another creature in distress, they can commonly be observed trying to help! Even at their own risk, most humans are deeply compassionate creatures!

9. If a human hears a particularity catchy sound or tune, it will often mimic it, even to the point of annoying themselves!

10. Sneezes are entirely involuntary, and completely adorable. Especially when the human in question becomes frustrated

11. Humans love treats!!! Some more than others. Many humans will save these treats specifically for a later date when they are in need of comfort or reassurance. IE, pickles, pop tarts, Popsicles, etc

12. They’re learning to travel in space!!! They can’t get very far, but they’re trying!!! So far, they’ve made it to the end of their yard, and have found rocks

this sounds like it was written by a really enthusiastic alien humanologist

craziest thing about gaining significant weight is that people in your life will comment on it totally uninvited & they say they’re just a little concerned for your health

but they’re like, the same people who went partying with you every weekend ages 19-21 & apparently the binge drinking & no sleep & doing lines in bathrooms with strangers or whatever weren’t health concerns bc you were thin 😍

genuinely barely an exaggeration that I think a skinny person could post a photo of themselves playing Russian roulette and they’d get less comments about their health than a fat person just sitting on a bench at the city park enjoying the sunshine

Winners Bracket Round 3 Match 2

(i have a feeling this poll will get way more views than some of my other ones so I am once again asking you to fill out https://forms.gle/66bRngwjD2fzWX7p6 if you know anything about the character)

Reminder

It’s okay to start feeling better on a day you’ve called out sick.

You might be in a cycle of guilts, telling yourself it obviously wasn’t that bad if you’re doing better. That you could have gone in after all. That you were blowing it out of proportion.

No. Stop.

If you’re feeling better, it’s not because you made the wrong choice. It’s because you stayed home and rested.

That’s what the sick day is for. That means it’s working.

once i call out, i start to feel better because it is one piece of stress off my body. i don’t have to worry about the commute, or emails, or my phone. i won’t have the train running behind the building triggering a headache or listen to the forklift in the warehouse drive around. I don’t have to worry about taking space in one of the limited restrooms in the building, or talking to clients. I only have to think about what food i can stomach to take which medicine, and do i want to be in my bed, or on the couch.

fucking love when I'm on a call with someone and they start to do a little errand or go somewhere else and they say "and you're coming with me" like. absolutely I am let's go on an adventure I've been spirited away

Uhmm epiphany? Seriously i literally don't know where it came from :D for the meaning, it means " a life-changing realization"

tags✨: @good-oldfashioned-lover-girl @thedvilsinthedetails @tastetherainbow290 @lonlylook @this-is-me-lolol @daydream-of-a-wallflower @vintagetee13 @stars-over-ice-cream @secondbutonenothird @sunflowerdasies @maximum-tragedy @moonysversion @moonysfavoritetoast @strawberryfaced @miseryoforpheus @carrotsinnovember @wyrcan @florsial @mxed-salad-greens

Effervescent! Meaning fizzy in a thing or a really fun and bubbly person

No pressure tags ✨: @yanzinator @berryblerry29 @annotated-catastrophe @redmegarex @redmoss-catshark @redwidow616 @anne-is-okay @anixknowsnothin @carrotsinnovember @island-of-stars @photogenic-strawberry @deetealeaf @my-mind-is-frozen @starzzify anyone else and my moots I haven't remembered the names of!

petrechor.... the smell of rain :D

@justafanbutcurious @maximum-tragedy @binvibin @secondbutonenothird @amandacanwrite @illarian-rambling @anne-is-okay

Braggadocious (arrogant or prideful). I just like the mouth feel, you know?

@mk-writes-stuff @somethingclevermahogony @elsie-writes @vyuntspakhkite-l-darling @kaylinalexanderbooks @mysticstarlightduck @kosmic-kore

Sound: persnickety (fussy)

Definition: defenestration (throwing someone/thing out a window)

@gracehosborn @theelfauthor @theeccentricraven @i-can-even-burn-salad @sleepywriter00 @dyrewrites @stesierra @chauceryfairytales @unrepentantcheeseaddict @ohnomybreadsticks

Exigent. Meaning that something is pressing or demanding.

No clue why this popped into my head. Maybe as a reminder that I have Ink of Destruction revisions to take care of lol.

Softly tagging: @my-deer-friend @almaprincess66 @thestarsfightagainstusmyfriend @meerawrites @luisfrostart

Unlearn. I have zero ide why it came to my mind but there you go!

@unicornsaures @ashlamsms @hamalicious-soup @kwilooo

painting. um guys i swear my vocab is better than this

@half-eaten-baguetteee @hammyham-o-o @thehamiltonfan @thehangingswiftie @lil-gae-disaster

Grief. I was watching some random ahh video I promise @imobsessedwiththeatre

Melody. @thehangingswiftie litterally curious what video you were watching😰..

@my-dear-gal @kwilooo @unofficially-racetrack @touloserrrr @ray-of-the-abyss @unicornsaures @ethereal-maia @katherine-mp4 @number1lamsshipper

Elaborate. I don’t know how it came to me. The word itself can describe it

@my-dear-gal @unofficially-racetrack @unicornsaures @queenpiranhadon @hammyham-o-o @nojodasjuan @conjectureand-gloom @toastytrusty @dearxtallxboy @youareinlovetv @thehamiltonfan @lavaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa @starduckys

cascade. idk it’s there now idk why lol

hi there @finleyforevermore @evermoredeluxe @rainydayscribbling @unofficially-racetrack @noproof-youjustknow @aroaceinneedofspace

Maelstrom, because I have had so much sarcastic banter with teachers with that sole word.

@drowning-in-procrastination, @bluggluglfgh, @glitched-dawn, @lakrimasx

Leech. Of how I fucking love leech. More in the meaning of someone being a leech I think. Man I’m falling way too deep into my bible daemon lore here

@isaacthelazy @rextomblr @ballisticallytestedwensleydale @ellgiotto @alyheat

I know too many big words: Synecdoche.

I actually wrote a poem about this word, read it at a talent show, and no one understood the poem so I didn't win 😓

@girlwithherheadinthestars

I love the word elegance so much.

@pendarling @sleepywriter00 @study-diaries @st0rmm @sweetpumpk @supermilkshakebanana

Epitaphs.

Don't ask me why xD

Thanks for the tag! Tagging: @hannahxrosey @rain-is-studying @anna--studies @girl-please-study @gajina @cuticle-samurai @booklyhour and @-anyone-who-wants-to-join

Desiderium

To yearn, I think?

Thanks for tagging, tagging:

@winryrockbellwannabe @megumi-fm @lavalamp-juice @anna--studies @sad-trash-pigeon @againtodreaming @yelenapines @all moots

Ethereal, "extremely delicate and light in a way that seems not to be of this world" (literally the first word i remembered bc it's one of my favorite words)

tysm for the tag, Amore <33, tagging: @pianistbynight @somniphobicfox @a-dream-deferred @zzzzzestforlife @o2studies @solarsapphic @larstudy

Flames. I really like that word and also the concept of fire and the many metaphors that can be formed from it :)

@sadiewayne @studywithvictory @tazlory @nourhanlwt @touchlikethesun

outrecuidance, it’s a rather archaic french word (tho i have seen it used in english texts) for extreme presumption and/or arrogance. it’s the first word that came to mind bc i’ve been on a months long mission to use it correctly in context as much as possible - mostly bc i think it’s fun to say xx

np tags: @anouri @arakhnee and anyone else that has a word they might want to share xx

genuinely my favorite word is sanguine but the first person used it so then the next one i came up with was exsanguination … (death caused by loss of blood)

no pressure tags: @deermessrs @whorerific

hmmmm maybe happenstance…there’s something comforting about that word

no pressure tags: @ethercain @jamesunderwater @pinkished

ohhh this is such a fun tag game!! hmm, in this moment I think I'll say:

whisper. there's something so ghostly about it (also love the word ghost), and it's sort of an onomatopoeia, like it's asking to be whispered. it just feels like a gray-lit room with sheer white drapes being tossed about by the wind.

cannot wait to hear @annabtg's word + no pressure tags: @practicecourts @blitheringmcgonagall @goldenbi @in-flvx & anyone else who wants to hop on the wagon!

Hahah Jamie ❤

When I saw the "Quick! Think of a word you like!" for some reason the first word that came to mind was tear - but tear the drop of liquid that runs when you cry 💧, not tear as in tear apart. They're different words. Tear is much prettier and it's even prettier in other languages (δάκρυ! lágrima!). And I also find the teardrop shape really pretty.

Whisper is a good one too, btw. ❤

Tagging @abihastastybeans @charmsandtealeaves @kay-elle-cee!

Thanks for the tag anna❤️ and also @practicecourts ❤️

The first word that came to mind was "pristine". It's pretty, isn't it? It also feels nice to say hah

@cdailaincao @ncoincidences @ohmygodshesinsane

thanks 💋

The first word popped into mind was "Incessant", I like the 's' repetition. Also like 'amalgam' :)

@leogichidaa @limetimo @artemisia-black @ahsokasnipstano

Suddenly i have forgotten every word that ever existed...

im going to go with caterpillar

Uuuh @snarkythewoecrow @four-otters-in-a-trenchcoat @lovey-honey

caterwauling -- make a shrill howling or wailing noise like that of a cat.

always loved this word, love finding a reason for a character to shout "stop your caterwauling"

@plotbunnypettingzoo @thefangirloutof-time @buckybeardreams @kydrogendragon

defenestration

I did not learn this in an English class, but in a class on world history in the 20th century.

@allthisandtea @mommalosthermind @labelleizzy

Ooooh this is more difficult than it should be but I love the word murmur. Which is probably obvious considering I think I overuse it in my fics 🤣🤣 it just feels like it’s more intimate and sensual than most of the synonyms. Gotta get up close and personal.

@aconfusedkitten @cobrilee @lostlegendaerie

First word that popped into my head was ephemeral. I noticed while scrolling down the thread that there are lots of E words.

@mad-madam-m @rhysiana @celticjade13 @not-to-worry--fan-not-stalker @happybean17 @charitablemafioso @mathamaniac @poetry-protest-pornography @dreamofgoldens @spacetimeconundrum @ganthritorchic @theproblemwithstardust @elalmadelmar

Shenanigans!

@ndcgalitzine @agentfaust @liass-21 @auripigmentum @relaxed-and-extremely-uneasy @mindibindi @theforce-iswithme @tielan

I like the word sneaky :)

@potrix-the-queerschlaeger @tiraimilia @fancydragonqueendraws @marvelingjules @thegoldenavenger @ander-s @ralkana @katebishopofearth

very good words each and every one of them! I think the first word that came in my mind as "oh yeah that's a word" is Vanilin it's the chemical causes the smell of old books.

@beastlyanachronism, @starlightlibrary, @burakkukitsune, @spones-in-my-bones, @alexanderlightweight hope you all have fun with this!

Kerfuffle

Who doesn't love that word?

Thanks for the tag @ander-s

Tagging @educatedinyellow @ussmcspirk @stormphoenix and anyone else who'd like to participate!

Thanks for the tag @beastlyanachronism !

The first one that comes to my mind is adroit. A lovely, competent little word that in my mind describes a degree of skill high enough to have its own panache :)

I will tag @sanspatronymic, @plaidadder, @viridiandecisions, @discordantwords, and of course @sanguinarysanguinity (look how loved your words are!) <3

Thanks so much for tagging me @educatedinyellow!

I love the word soporific. Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep.

I'll tag @thetimemoves @weeesi @arwamachine @totallysilvergirl and anyone else who would like to share! <3

Kitty-wampus or catawampus. Where as kitty-cornered or cater-cornered is diagonally across from something, kitty-wampus is more located vaguely in a diagonal direction but somewhat askew with either a strange angle or not really in a direct line.

@minister-of-silly-walks, @helloliriels, @peanitbear @madrabbitsociety and anyone else who would like to add onto the list.

Meander to follow a winding course

Uhhhhh @anadiangelo @lunarshores @wordsdrippinginink @computerpotpourri and anyone else who wants to

Flabbergasted, taken back or very surprised and bamboozled, tricked

@itsthefandommash , @kohanatrustme , @talisdiaryoflife , @threadworks , @dee-de-winter, and of course anyone else who would like to!

Oooh thanks @lunarshores ♥

My word is Ink. A coloured fluid or paste used for writing, drawing, printing On paper, canvas, walls, on skin carefully and painfully placed, keeping memories and stories alike.

Ink.

Tagging without any obligation : @t0d-oder-freiheit @xbraveheartx @smallartiststuff @thetalltaleteller @the-dream-bubble-conspiracy

Oh my god that's so cool! Thank you @kohanatrustme! 💕

My word is a German word: verschlimmbessern (literally: to worsebetter something)

I don't use it that often but I think it's one of my favourite words ever :D

I tag: @dreamingizzie @lucid-jjin @nako-doodles

For anyone wondering, people with no underlying health conditions:

Under 40/30: Dead? Probably dead or certainly about to be if you're outside of critical care

40/30 - 50/40: *incoherent screaming*

60/45 - 70/50: oh shit, are you septic? Is sepicis?? Need IV line in now, IV fluids, check other observations for context

80/50 - 90/60: Hu, that's low, are you an athlete? Are you dehydrated? Drink this water and keep drinking it

100/70 - 130/90: Okay

120/80: Perfect, ideal, we love to see it, never change

131/91 - 145/100: that's a might high, you should probably get assessed for hypertension treatment

150/105 - 180/110: oh that's getting real high, we should do something immediately

180/110 - 220/110: Oh shit

220/120+: *incoherent screaming*

When I was in a high school human biology class we partnered up and took each other's blood pressures. My partner's was so low my teacher was like "... how are you conscious?". In a different lesson when we had to listen to each other's heartbeats with a stethoscope I couldn't find his heart. Eventually I heard a glugging sound and laughed. The teacher said "That's worrying... ."